Rail-securing device



Aug. 1s, 1925. 1,550,170

J. F. JOHNSON lHAIL SECURING YDEVICE Filed NOV. '20 1924 Patented Aug..18, 1925.

UNITED STAT .i

JOSEPH FRANKLN JOHNSON, OF MILAN, TENNESSEE.

RAIL-SFCURNG DEVICE.

Application filed November 20, 1924. Serial' No. 751,046.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOsnrr-i F. JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and resident of Milan, in the county of Gibson and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRail-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tie bars or rail chairs, and has for anobject` the provision of a device associated with elements adapted tosupport the meeting ends'of railway rails, said device having novelmeans for retaining the rail supporting member against movement withrelation to cross ties which support it, and in addition thereto, theprovision of novel means for prf-iventinglateral movement of the railsor longitudinal movement thereof.

lt is a further object of this invention to produce a tie plate or railchair having wedgesiadapted to be inserted between abutments carried bythe plate and the edges of base flanges of rails, associated with novelmeans for preventing displacement of the said wedges, whereby creepingof the rails may be prevented.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in thev arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

ln describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a fragment of a track showinga device embodying the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 illustrates a similar view with parts in horizontal section;

Figure 3 illustrates a vertical section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Figure lillustrates a vertical transverse section on line d-l of Figs. 2and 3;

Figure 5 illustrates aview in side elevation of one end of the railchair;

Figure 6 illustrates a top plan view thereof; and

Figure Y illustrates a perspective view of a wedge.

ln these drawings, 10 denotes that portion l of the tie plate or basewhich bridges the space between the cross ties 11. The ends plates havealining or coinciding apertures, y

14, the superimposed end plates can be secured to cross ties byfastenings, such as spikes 15, extending through the coinciding oralining apertures and imbedded in the cross ties.

rFhe top plate 13 has a longitudinally eX- tending shoulder 16 at ornear one side to be engaged by the edge of the flange 17 of a rail, andrecesses 18 are formed in the shoulder which aline with the apertures ofthe plat-e so that when spikes areL driven through the apertures, thehead of the spikes may engage the upper surface of the base v flange ofthe rail for the purpose of anchoring it.

It will be apparent from an inspection ofv the drawing and from theforegoing description that when the tie plates are arranged end to end,the end portions of each plate will be placed in superimposed relationto the ends of other plates and the plates will be attached to the crossties with the rails resting on them, and the spikes that are utilizedfor securing the plates will have their heads overlying the base flangesof the rails so that the whole structure is effectively anchored to thecross ties.

Each plate section 10 that bridges the space between the cross ties hasa tie anchor secured to its under surface, and in this embodiment of theinvention, the tie anchor comprises a rib 19 having ends 2O and 21 whichbear against the sides of cross ties to hold the cross ties in spacedrelation to each other and to aid in relieving strain on the spikes bywhich the device is anchored.

In addition to the spikes which are relied upon to hold rails en theplates, recessed lugs or housings 22 are secured to the plates. Thehousings have diagonally disposed side walls 23, and each housing has agroove 24: in which a feather or flange 25 of a wedge 26 or 27 isslidable.

The purpose. of the wedge or keys is to hold the rails against creeping,as they might do under constant pressure of travel of trains. Eachhousing has a detent 28 formed integral therewith and terminating in arelatively sharp edge 29 which engages serrations 30 formed on the wedgein order that the wedge may be held at different positions ofadjustment. lt will be seen trom an inspection of Fig. 3 that when thewedge is driven in to bear against the edge of the flange of the railthat the serrated portions thereof will be engaged by the detents andprevented from movement.

The feather or flange 25 which is located in a groove of the housingaids in retaining the key in place as the rail vibrates up and down.

I claim:

l. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, themeeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties,the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures ilor receivingfastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by theplates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, and wedgesbetween the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base,substantially as described.

2. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, themeeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties,the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures for receivingfastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by theplates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, wedgesbetween the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base, andribs on the under surfaces o't the plates having their ends adapted toengage the sides of cross ties, substantially as described.

8. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, themeeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties,the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures for receivingtastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by theplates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, wedgesbetween the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base,said wedges having serrated surfaces, and wedge engaging projectionscarried by the housings and adapted to engage the serrations,substantially as described.

4l. In a rail securing device, plates adapted to be arranged in pairshaving their ends superimposed, each of said plates having a shoulder toengage the base 'flange ot a rail, the said plates and shoulders havingcoinciding apertures for the reception ot spikes, housings on theplates, each having a beveled side wall, wedges engaging the said wallsof the housings and having their opposite edges bearing against the edgeol the base flange of the rail, substantially as described.

5. In a rail securing device, plates adapted to be arranged in pairshaving their ends superimposed, each of said plates having a shoulder toengage the base flange of a rail, the said plates and shoulders havingcoinciding apertures for the reception of spikes, housings on theplates, each having a beveled side wall, wedges engaging the said wallsof the housings and having their opposite edges bearing against the edgeoit the base flange of the rail, the top wall of said housing having agroove and a feather on the wedge fitting in the said groove.

JOSEPH FRANKLIN JOHNSON.

